Tomato 'Cherokee Green'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Cherokee Green is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.5 and 7.5 as Cherokee Green likes to be in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Sow 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 0.78 inches (2.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Cherokee Green about 42 days before your last frost date.

Plant to the first set of true leaves to promote strong root growth.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Cherokee Green is a tender plant.

First originated in the garden of Craig LeHoullier in North Carolina in 1997. Thought to be a stable mutation, however other gardeners have had different coloured fruits, now thought to be a cross between and Cherokee Purple and unknown. Further grow-outs are needed to stabilize this tomato ¹

¹ Tatiana’s TOMATObase – Cherokee Green